Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,354, established in 1789.
The best of Naples’ subject grades are an A+ for history, an A for civic life, and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 79 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 24% of working residents work locally in Naples, above both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Only 58 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. The biggest place to walk is High Tor Wildlife Management Area, 1,481 acres with 7.7 miles of trail. Naples has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Naples beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,038 in 1820, 2,417 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Naples is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Naples, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Naples.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Naples.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Naples Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 288 | B− |
| Naples High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 286 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Naples has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Naples’ July high is 81°F, where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Naples’s working residents works in town. 18% of Naples workers work from home. Jobs based in Naples grew to 756 in 2023, 108 more than in 2013.
| Naples | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
27 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The trail density in Naples is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. High Tor Wildlife Management Area | 7.7 mi | 1,481 |
| 2. Hickory Ridge | 5.8 mi | 542 |
| 3. Naples Community Park | 2.4 mi | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Naples beats the New York average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Naples.
| Naples | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Naples | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Naples. Close and well known come first.
27 mi LakeSeneca Lake
28 mi State parkLetchworth State Park
37 mi LakeCayuga Lake
28 mi MountainCumorah
33 mi State parkWatkins Glen State Park
38 mi MuseumCorning Museum of Glass400K visitors a yearSeneca Lake: RochesterNY, Public domain · Letchworth State Park: Suandsoe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Watkins Glen State Park: Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/people/ri, CC BY 2.0 · Corning Museum of Glass: User:Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Naples; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Naples residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
7 places in Naples on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Naples.
Town in the United States
Naples is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 2,417 at the 2020 census. The Town of Naples contains a village, also called Naples. The town is located in the southwestern corner of Ontario County. It is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. The annual Naples Grape Festival is held in September, and the area is known for its wineries and grape pie.
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4 towns share a border with Naples.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | — | — | B | — | B | B− |
| South Bristol | — | — | D | — | B | B |
| Cohocton | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Springwater | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
| Italy | — | — | B | — | B | B |
Naples, South Bristol, Cohocton, Springwater and Italy have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Naples, South Bristol, Cohocton, Springwater and Italy report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Naples with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Meghan Musnicki and Myron Holley Clark.
